Youssef Farouk, portrayed by Nima Taleghani, is a science teacher at Truham.
Appearance
Youssef is of Arab descent and stands at about 5'11" (the same height as Charlie). He has short, dark brown hair combed to the side, a round face, a small nose, and an average built.
Personality
Regarding his job, Youssef is no-nonsense, strict, and not afraid to show his authority to students by yelling at them to be quiet. Noticing how many of his students are queer and in relationships, Youssef admits he struggles to show sympathy since he missed out on being out of the closet until his mid-twenties, and now feels like it's too late to feel free like they do. It's not until becoming closer and to Nathan Ajayi that Youssef becomes more bashful, nervous, and giddy. He initially believes that after sleeping together in Paris that Nathan was a hookup, but is pleasantly surprised when Nathan asks him out for a date, and the two form a genuine relationship. Youssef also grows more sympathy to his students, looking the other way when Darcy throws up on the Paris trip after drinking too much alcohol by saying that it was food poisoning instead. He also is shown to watch over Charlie after he begins to suffer from his mental problems, seeing a young version of himself in Charlie and believing that he could to do better for the school.